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CHAMPION’S MIND

Progress Sheet Exercise #1Watch: Welcome Watch: The philosophy of M6P Watch: Be the guinea pig, the scientist and the lab Print: Training ManualRead: Training Manual Exercise# 1 (P. 1-3)

Exercise #2Watch: Writing and Journaling Watch: Empty your cup Read: Training Manual Exercise# 2 (P. 4) Audio: Download and complete box breathing exercise

Exercise #3Watch: Defining your valuesComplete: Training Manual Exercise #3 (P. 5-7)

Exercise #4Watch: Defining your path Complete: Training Manual Exercise #4 (P. 8-12)

Exercise #5Watch: Circle of Control Complete: Training Manual Exercise #5 (P. 13-14)

Exercise #6Watch: Good, bad, who knows?Complete: Training Manual Exercise #6 (P. 15-21)

Total Points Earned:

Module #1 (Total points 17)

day 1

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welcome

The mental Six-Pack for soccer (M6P) is a turnkey mental training system that will help you develop a Champion’s Mind and consistent habits that will drastically improve your performance as a soccer player.

When competition is so high, a 1% improvement will make the difference between the ball going ir on not. Mental Six-Pack for Soccer will give you the competitive edge you need to increase your performance in soccer.

CHAMPION’S MIND MODEL

Leadership

Competition andHigh Performance

Extraordinary Action Plan

The Inner Game

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CONTENT

The Inner Game: Build a solid foundation of what it means to have a Mental Six-Pack, define your values, your purpose in soccer and discover how stories can change your life.

Extraordinary Action Plan: Create clear outcome and performance goals, following a detailed evaluation of where you stand today.

Competition & High Performance: Learn specific tools and techniques to increase confidence, manage pressure situations and build power rituals.

Leadership and Influence: Discover how great leaders lead and how you can apply this to improve your game and support your team.

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MODULE #1 : the inner game

The first Module is focused on helping you build a solid foundation of what it truly means to have a Mental Six-Pack for Soccer. The content of this Module is based on the fact that everything that happens is an event or experience, but then YOU decide the meaning that you give it. Understanding this and constantly applying it, will be key in building a Mental Six-Pack for Soccer.

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THE BOX BREATHING EXERCISE

Follow the instructions:

Close your eyes to increase your focus.

Sit with your back straight but not rigid.

Put your hands on your lap and stay relaxed.

Set a time in your day when to do it.

You can also follow the 5 min guided audio.

“Empty your cup so that it may be filled”Bruce Lee (Martial arts legend)

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DEFINING YOUR VALUES“When your values are clear, making decisions is easier”

Roy E. Disney (Walt Disney Executive)

Carefully study the following 25 Values and Definitions:

1. Courage: To act in accordance with what you believe.

2. Kindness: To have a deep affection for others.

3. Respect for others: To treat everyone with dignity.

4. Patience with Self: To be tolerant with yourself.

5. Generosity: To share without expecting something back.

6. Gratitude: The ability to appreciate deeply what you have.

7. Justice: The ability to be fair with yourself and with others.

8. Humility: The ability to recognize that you can always learn.

9. Self-Control: The ability to do what you say you will do.

10. Compassion: To feel deep care for yourself and others.

11. Optimism: To generate strong belief and faith in your reality.

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12. Wisdom: To love to learn and explore new ways of thinking.

13. Humor: To laugh at oneself and the ironies of life.

14. Focus: The ability to control your attention.

15. Loyalty: To be faithful to other people and yourself.

16. Authenticity: To be genuine with and who you are.

17. Confidence: Believe in yourself despite the obstacles.

18. Punctuality: Respect your time and the time of others.

19. Determination: To overcome obstacles and stay focused.

20. Motivation: To keep moving forward no matter the difficulties.

21. Ambition: To be goal-oriented and have a plan of action.

22. Tolerance of Others: The ability to accept other believes.

23. Trust: To believe in yourself and in others.

24. Organization: The ability to keep things in their place .

25. Forgiveness: To clear the record for those who have harmed you.

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DEFINING YOUR VALUES

To clear the record for those who have harmed you.

Identify your 5 most meaningful Values and give a short explanation for why you chose each one:

Value #1: Why:

Why:

Why:

Why:

Value #2:

Value #3:

Why:Value #4:

Value #5:

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DEFINING YOUR PATH IN LIFE “My mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to each athlete in the world.”

Phil Knight (Creator of Nike)

Answer the following questions:

What type of person would you like to become?

What message would you like to leave the world?

How do you want your family to describe you?

How do you want your friends to describe you?

How do you want your temmates to describe you?

DEFINING YOUR PATH IN LIFE

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What do you value the most in your life and why?

What accomplishment would make you feel really proud of yourself ?

Reviewing your previous answers and your values, write your current purpose in life. Remember this will serve as a guideline in your life; it can definitely evolve with time, so focus on progress.

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DEFINING YOUR PATH IN SOCCERThe only sources of true knowledge are your own experiences.“

Albert Einstein (World-renowned physicist)

Circle which of the following are reasons why you play soccer?

-Winning championships

-Recognition

-Be successful

-Be the best I can be

-Fun

-Money

-Fame

-Internal Satisfaction

What are other reasons why you play soccer?

How have they been helping you become a better person?

DEFINING YOUR PATH IN SOCCER


-Fun

What would happen if you didn’t fulfill your reasons for playing soccer? Example: You don’t win championships. How would this affect you?

Of the reasons you picked, which ones you can control 100%?

What message would you like to leave others when they see you play?

As a soccer player, how do you want to be described by those whose opinion you value the most?

Would you go against your values in order to reach your goals? Why?


What does success mean to you and how will you know if you have achieved it?

If your definition of success depends on other people, how can this be a problem?

With the information collected, it’s time to write your reason for playing soccer. Remember that this will serve as a guideline in your soccer career; it can evolve over time so focus on progress and not perfection.

If you could only describe yourself as a soccer player with 1 word, which would it be?

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circle of control

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How many things in soccer can you really control?


circle of control

How can you positively influence others (team, coach, referee)?

Is it worth focusing on those things you can’t control? Why?

When tough moments come, how can you remind yourself to focus only on those things you can control?

day 6


good, bad... who knows? “There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.”

William Shakespeare (World renowned English poet)

We have the tendency to label or name things as bad or good. Many times, those that we label bad, put us in a bad state when it comes to performing on the field. It ‘s important to recognize that anything that happens to you is an experience, a situation, and you have the power to DECIDE if you label it and how you label it.

Examples:- I missed the PK in the final; this is BAD because we lost. - I got nervous during my trial; this is BAD because I didn’t play well.- Opponent red card; this is GOOD because they have 1 man down.- It’s hot today; this is GOOD because the other team isn’t use to it.

Exercise: Giving it labelsNow, with the same examples, you will change them from bad to good or good to bad. It is important that whatever you write is something you feel comfortable believing.

good, bad... who knows?


Example: I missed the PK in the final, this is GOOD because it will push me to work harder and come back stronger.

Now your turn to change this:

I missed the PK in the final; this is GOOD because

I got nervous during my trial, this is GOOD because

My opponent got a red card; this is BAD because

It’s very hot today; this is BAD because

Exercise: Changing your labels

Now, it’s your turn to pick from real experiences you have had, first go ahead and label them as you originally thought they were, then we will change them to something you feel comfortable with.



Remember: These are REAL experience you once had.Be clear on what happened and how you labeled it.

BAD Experience #1:

Now turn it into a GOOD experience:

Now turn it into a GOOD experience:

BAD Experience #2:

GOOD Experience #1:

Now turn it into a BAD experience:

Now turn it into a BADexperience:

GOOD Experience #2:



For the final exercise we will remove BAD and GOOD and simply give it a title. Here is the example of the first one we did.

Experience name: Missed PKBAD: I missed the PK in the final, this is BAD because we lost. GOOD: I missed the PK in the final, this is GOOD because it will push me to work harder and come back stronger.

REMOVING BAD AND GOOD

Experience name: Missed PKNEW experience: I missed the PK in the final, we lost, this will push me to work hard and come back stronger (no words “good” or “bad” included).Your turn to remove BAD and GOOD from your experiences (Written previously):



Example:Experience name : We lost the final.

GOOD (Change the label): We lost the final, this is GOOD because we can now learn to win during every practice.

Experience name : We lost the final.

NEW experience : We lost the final, we have to wait 1 year to play again,we can now learn to win during every practice.

REMOVING BAD & GOOD (put together everything without including good or bad)

BAD (How you originally labeled it): We lost the final, this is BAD because we have to wait 1 year to play again.

Experience name #1:

GOOD 1:

Experience name #1:

NEW experience #1:


BAD 1 :


Experience name #2:

GOOD 2:

Experience name #2:

NEW experience #2:


BAD 2 :

Experience name #3:

GOOD 3:

Experience name #3:

NEW experience #3:


BAD 3:


Experience name #4:

GOOD 4:

Experience name #4:

NEW experience #4:


BAD 4 :

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